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Like most people, I used to be obsessed withliquid lipstick.
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That said, I didn’t like how drying and crusty some formulas made my lips look and feel.
Fast forward to today, and I’ve switched my allegiances (mostly) tolip gloss.
However, I often find myself frustrated with how sticky and tacky some of them can be.
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A2022 Best of Beauty Breakthrough winner:Maybelline New York’s SuperStay Vinyl Ink.
As a self-proclaimed long-wear queen, I have always sworn by anything inMaybelline New York’s Super Stay collection.
However, to be real here, I was a bit skeptical.
On Maybelline New York’s website, there are clear instructions on how to apply the product.
The brand suggests shaking the box-like packaging to activate the formula.
For the shine, they had to put in a lot of legwork.
Me wearing Lippy, my new favorite lip color.
Basically, the shine was able to sit on top of the pigments without disturbing them.
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Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipstick
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OK, back to the utility.
Truthfully, the wand was so precise I found that I didn’t even need alip liner.
Me wearing Lippy, my new favorite lip color.
But I have yet to reveal the part that shocked me the most.
This lip color is only retails for $10.
There you have it.
TheMaybelline New York SuperStay Vinyl Inkis available now onamazon.comfor only $13.